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Primary amenorrhoea is the absence of menstruation in a woman by the age of 16. [11] Females who have not reached menarche at 14 and who have no signs of secondary sexual characteristics (thelarche or pubarche) are also considered to have primary amenorrhea. [12]
Menstruation isn't the only reason trans and non-binary people need menstrual products; trans women and non-binary people may also need pads and liners after vaginoplasty or for other reasons. [36] Gendered bathrooms present significant safety concerns for transgender, non-binary, and intersex individuals during menstruation.
Despite being contraception being illegal, by the mid-1960s, Spanish women had access to the contraceptive pill. [2] Women could be prescribed the pill by their doctors if they were married and could make a case that they had a gynecological problem which the pill could fix, but this reason could not be a desire to avoid being pregnant. [2]
During menstruation, the women are considered unclean and impure so they cannot interact with the men or be in the village. [12] They see themselves as the saviors of men because they are able to handle their menstruation and keep the men safe and clean. [13] The menstruating women are required to bathe in a special fountain where men were not ...
In Indonesia, under the Labor Act No. 13 in 2003, women have a right to two days of menstrual leave per month, though these are not additional leaves. [ 15 ] In Japan, since 1947, Article 68 of the Labour Standards Law states "When a woman for whom work during menstrual periods would be specially difficult has requested leave, the employer ...
A niddah (alternative forms: nidda, nida, or nidah; Hebrew: נִדָּה nidá), in traditional Judaism, is a woman who has experienced a uterine discharge of blood (most commonly during menstruation), or a woman who has menstruated and not yet completed the associated requirement of immersion in a mikveh (ritual bath).
Dysmenorrhea, also known as period pain, painful periods or menstrual cramps, is pain during menstruation. [4] [5] [2] Its usual onset occurs around the time that menstruation begins. [1] Symptoms typically last less than three days. [1] The pain is usually in the pelvis or lower abdomen. [1] Other symptoms may include back pain, diarrhea or ...
Irregular menstruation is a menstrual disorder whose manifestations include irregular cycle lengths as well as metrorrhagia (vaginal bleeding between expected periods). The possible causes of irregular menstruation may vary. The common factors of it are related to lifestyle, such as stress, body weight, and smoking status. [1]